Collocations of eggcorn

egg corn
Frequency: 70 %

She thought the term was 'egg corn' instead of 'acorn'.

all intensive purposes
Frequency: 60 %

For all intensive purposes, the project was a success.

escape goat
Frequency: 45 %

He always seemed to be the escape goat when things went wrong.

old-timers' disease
Frequency: 35 %

Some people mistakenly refer to Alzheimer's disease as old-timers' disease.

nip it in the butt
Frequency: 25 %

It's important to nip the problem in the butt before it gets out of hand.

Idiomatic Expressions for eggcorn

  • Phrase: acorn not eggcorn
    Meaning: to correct someone who has misheard or misinterpreted a word or phrase
    Usage: He thought she said 'eggcorn' but she quickly corrected him, 'No, I said acorn not eggcorn.'